Menthya Pulav | Methi Leaves masala bath | Kannada recipes

Perfect lunch box, quick and easy rice dish methi pulav ,
Ingredients:
1 cup rice ( wash and soak for 20 minutes)
handful of methi leaves
2.5 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp ghee
3 cloves
2 small cardamoms
½ inch cinnamon 3 to 4 pieces
small 4 bay leaves
5 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger
1 medium sized onion
4 green chillies
1/4 tsp jeerigemenasina pudi (if available else add more green chilies)
1/2 cup grated coconut
few curry leaves
salt to taste or around 1 tbsp
3 small tomatoes
around 15 cashews
Method:
Finely chop green chillies,onion,grate the ginger, and garlic or finely chop then as well
Cut the tomatoes into small pieces
grind coconut along with water to fine paste
Heat the oil in the pressure cooker on medium low heat, once hot add cinnamon,cardamom, cloves,
Grated ginger, garlic and then grated chillies, onion, chopped methi leaves keep mixing while adding each ingredient
Fry this for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat and add chopped tomato
Add jeerigemenasina pudi, mix it, add grind coconut paste, remaining water along with salt.
now add the soaked rice along with the water. add ghee, mix it and allow it to boil.
once it starts to boil close the lid, let it cook on medium heat. Turn off the heat after 2 whistle.
After the pressure is released from the cooker, open and mix it well, ENJoy the palav with raita, chips….